Learning a new language is like a ‘whole-body exercise’ for older adults
TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports…
Claude, San Francisco’s Beloved Albino Alligator, Dies At 30
Claude was an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences (Credit: calacademy.org/ Public Domain) San…
Meet 2025 PN7, Earth’s Tiny Quasi-Moon
An artist’s rendering of asteroid 2025 PN7 (Credit: JPL-Caltech-NASA/ Public Domain) A tiny traveler has joined Earth in…
How the Brain Interprets Sarcasm, Tone, and Hidden Meaning
Summary: A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests,…
With comments on Somalis, Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language
He said it four times in seven seconds: Somali immigrants in the United States are “garbage.” It was…
France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is taking action against artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which was launched by a…
Language Emerged From Many Roots, Not Just One
Summary: A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from…
Unique Pink And Clear Diamond Unearthed In Botswana
A rare pink and clear diamond was found in Botswana (Credit: Gia.edu) The Karowe Mine in Botswana, Southern…
Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Unearthed In Mongolia
An artist’s depiction of the pachycephalosaurs (Credit: Masato Hattori) The pachycephalosaurs are among the most mysterious dinosaurs of…
Chinese Astronauts’ Return Delayed After Debris Hits Spacecraft
The taikonauts’ trip home was delayed after space debris hit their return spacecraft (Credit: CMSA) Three taikonauts —…
Brain Decoder Translates Visual Thoughts Into Text
Summary: A new brain decoding method called mind captioning can generate accurate text descriptions of what a person…
Playful Otter Is Stealing Surfboards In California
The otter on Isabella Orduna’s surfboard (Credit: Mark Woodward/ Native Santacruz) Isabella Orduna was paddling out for an…